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2012 NHL Draft
| Order | Team | Player |
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| 1 |  EDMONTON OILERS |
Nail Yakupov, RW, Sarnia (OHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Oilers just can't pass on the most gifted offensive player in the draft | |
| 2 |  COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS |
Alex Galchenyuk, C, Sarnia (OHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Showcased same explosiveness at the Combine that scouts saw in 2010-11 | |
| 3 |  MONTREAL CANADIENS |
Filip Forsberg, C, Leksand (SWE-2)
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| SKINNY: |
Will need at least another year to get stronger, but should be worth the wait | |
| 4 |  NEW YORK ISLANDERS |
Ryan Murray, D, Everett (WHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Looks like the kind of blueliner you can pencil into a top pairing for 15 years | |
| 5 |  TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS |
Jacob Trouba, D, USA U-18 (USHL)
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| SKINNY: |
High-end offensive talent who isn't afraid to get nasty if needed | |
| 6 |  ANAHEIM DUCKS |
Radek Faksa, C, Kitchener (OHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Big and talented, excelled in first year in North America | |
| 7 |  MINNESOTA WILD |
Griffin Reinhart, D, Edmonton (WHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Strong, physical defenseman also has an offensive upside | |
| 8 |  CAROLINA HURRICANES |
Mikhail Grigorenko, C, Quebec (QMJHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Big, lanky Russian gives 'Canes potential for a high-skilled 1-2 punch up the middle | |
| 9 |  WINNIPEG JETS |
Morgan Rielly, D, Moose Jaw (WHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Won't be long before Jets fans see talent most missed this season | |
| 10 |  TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING |
Olli Maatta, D, London (OHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Highly skilled and very reliable, can shoot the puck and kill penalties | |
| 11 |  Washington CAPITALS (from Col) |
Mathew Dumba, D, Red Deer (WHL)
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| SKINNY: |
High-end offensive talent plays fearlessly with and without the puck | |
| 12 |  BUFFALO SABRES |
Teuvo Teravainen, LW, Jokerit Jr. (FIN-JR.)
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| SKINNY: |
Finnish league rookie of the year excelled at the World U-18 tournament | |
| 13 |  DALLAS STARS |
Derrick Pouliot, D, Portland (WHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Highly skilled blueliner stands out on a talented Winterhawks team | |
| 14 |  CALGARY FLAMES |
Brendan Gaunce, C, Belleville (OHL)
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| SKINNY: |
A scout said if he were building a team from ground-up, Gaunce would be his first pick | |
| 15 |  OTTAWA SENATORS |
Cody Ceci, D, Ottawa (OHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Big, strong and talented, continually got better as the season went on | |
| 16 | WashingtoN CAPITALS |
Sebastian Collberg, RW, Frolunda Jr. (SWE-JR.)
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| SKINNY: |
Talented scorer was big reason Sweden won gold at the World Junior Championship | |
| 17 |  SAN JOSE SHARKS |
Stefan Matteau, LW, USA U-18 (USHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Tough and talented forward just what the Sharks need in prospect pool | |
| 18 |  CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS |
Matthew Finn, D, Guelph (OHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Smart and skilled defensively, high-rising prospect showed he has offensive upside | |
| 19 | TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (FROM DET) |
Malcolm Subban, G, Belleville (OHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Considered one of the best athletes in the draft; compared by some to Carey Price | |
| 20 |  PHILADELPHIA FLYERS |
Dalton Thrower, D, Saskatoon (WHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Improving offensive game will complement developed physical side | |
| 21 | BUFFALO SABRES (FROM NSH) |
Zemgus Girgensons, C, Dubuque (USHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Latvian-born forward scored at better than a point-per-game pace this season | |
| 22 |  PITTSBURGH pENGUINS |
Thomas Wilson, RW, Plymouth (OHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Prototypical power forward has a nose for the net and a nasty edge to his game | |
| 23 |  FLORIDA panthers |
Slater Koekkoek, D, Peterborough (OHL)
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| SKINNY: |
Panthers know shoulder injury likely only reason the talented blueliner lasts this long | |
| 24 |  BOSTON BRUINS |
Oscar Dansk, G, Brynas Jr. (SWE-JR.)
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| SKINNY: |
Bruins need to add a goaltender to prospect pool | |
| 25 |  ST. LOUIS BLUES |
Brady Skjei, D, USA U-18 (USHL)
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| SKINNY: |
There's a lot to like with this smooth-skating blueliner who does everything well | |
| 26 |  VANCOUVER CANUCKS |
Tomas Hertl, C, Slavia (CZREP)
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| SKINNY: |
Big and skilled, and already a star in the Czech league | |
| 27 |  PHOENIX COYOTES |
Tanner Pearson, LW, Barrie (OHL)
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| SKINNY: |
One scout called this late-bloomer the purest goal-scorer in the draft | |
| 28 |  NEW YORK RANGERS |
Cristoval Nieves, C, Kent School (HIGH-CT)
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| SKINNY: |
When he grows into his body, has the making of a high-end power forward | |
| 29 |  NEW JERSEY DEVILS |
Andrei Vasilevski, G, Ufa-2 (RUS-JR.)
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| SKINNY: |
Among the best goalies at the 2012 WJC, could be the long-term successor to Brodeur | |
| 30 |  LOS ANGELES KINGS |
Pontus Aberg, LW, Djurgarden (SWE)
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| SKINNY: |
Skilled forward performed well against men in the Swedish Elite League | |
- Draft results by Round: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 ››
- Pens: Hosts with the most | '13 look ahead ››
- Caps stock up at draft with 10 selections ››
- Twenty high-schoolers drafted | Numbers ››
- Oilers select Yakupov with top overall pick |
- Host Pens steal show | Teams beef up on 'D' ››
- Galchenyuk eyes MTL lineup | Russian first ››
- Bruins pick Subban, add spice to great rivalry ››
- Isles nab Visnovsky | | Completed trades ››
- New Jersey, Philly to host next two NHL Drafts ››
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